The Director General of the National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA), Abu Sayed Md. Kamruzzaman, has expressed regret over the missed opportunity to strengthen cybersecurity in Bangladesh following the hacking of Sonali Bank in 2014. Speaking at the "Pre-Cyber Drill Conference 2025," held on 15 January at the Krishibid Institution Bangladesh (KIB) in Dhaka, Kamruzzaman highlighted the consequences of that incident.
According to a press release issued by the Bangladesh Government's Computer Incident Response Team (BGD e-GOV CIRT) and signed by CIRT Project Director Engr. Mohammad Saiful Alam Khan, the country is facing an imminent cyber threat on August 15. The alert was issued in response to a declaration made by religious and ideologically motivated underground hacker groups. These groups have threatened to launch a series of cyber-attacks against Bangladesh's cyberspace on the specified date, as stated in the press release by BGD e-Gov CIRT.
The Director General of the National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA), Abu Sayed Md. Kamruzzaman, has expressed regret over the missed opportunity to strengthen cybersecurity in Bangladesh following the hacking of Sonali Bank in 2014. Speaking at the "Pre-Cyber Drill Conference 2025," held on 15 January at the Krishibid Institution Bangladesh (KIB) in Dhaka, Kamruzzaman highlighted the consequences of that incident.
According to a press release issued by the Bangladesh Government's Computer Incident Response Team (BGD e-GOV CIRT) and signed by CIRT Project Director Engr. Mohammad Saiful Alam Khan, the country is facing an imminent cyber threat on August 15. The alert was issued in response to a declaration made by religious and ideologically motivated underground hacker groups. These groups have threatened to launch a series of cyber-attacks against Bangladesh's cyberspace on the specified date, as stated in the press release by BGD e-Gov CIRT.
